Chapter 481 - Chapter 481: Chapter 178: Li Qingqings Affections (1/2)

chapter 481: chapter 178: li qingqing’s affections

afterward,

lin jing spoke to yue qi, saying,

“qi… prepare yourselves. we’re going to reopen fang market.”

upon hearing this, yue qi couldn’t help but feel puzzled. logically, with the crisis not yet resolved, the last thing one should do was to reopen the market. so she asked,

“island master, this…”

“what if those jin brothers come again? how should we deal with them?”

“and there’s also true monarch ye lin. right now, we still don’t know whether he intends to take over li yan island. if true monarch ye lin truly harbors the idea to take over our li yan island, even activating the formation would be useless.”

“the fifth-rank formation might be powerful, but true monarch ye lin would certainly be able to find someone to break it.”

lin jing nodded and said,

“i’m well aware of that!”

“however, this time with me here, no one will dare to cause trouble on our turf.”

having said that, lin jing directly unleashed his cultivation, letting the aura of a nascent soul cultivator burst forth from his body in an instant.

as a nascent soul cultivator, he might not be the strongest in the thousand islands domain, but he still belonged to the top tier of powerhouses.

with lin jing’s cultivation, protecting a small fang market like li yan was no problem at all.

after all, it was not as if he was competing with other nascent soul cultivators on those medium-sized or large islands.

lin jing only wished to protect his own patch of land on li yan island.

when the people around felt the violent surge of cultivation emanating from lin jing…

they were first startled and then their pupils dilated with disbelief as they looked towards lin jing.

“island… island master…”

“you… you’ve advanced to the nascent soul stage…?”

yue qi was utterly shocked and quickly asked.

but her tone still carried some disbelief.

after all, that was a nascent soul true monarch…

a nascent soul true monarch could even become the master of a medium-sized island in the thousand islands domain.

furthermore, a nascent soul cultivator, if desiring to join a force, would already be a main combatant in any given force.

at the very least, they could become an offering priest or an elder, with the treatment they received naturally extraordinary.

lin jing nodded and said,

“yes…”

“although i’ve experienced some events, i’ve managed to gain something from them and luckily achieved a breakthrough to the nascent soul stage.”

the cultivation lin jing displayed this time was not the actual third level of nascent soul but the first level.

after all, less than ten years had passed since he last left.

in such a short time, advancing to the nascent soul stage would be plausible to explain, but showing a third-level nascent soul cultivation would have been truly inexplicable.

another concern was that lin jing’s tribulation in the devouring spirit blood realm had been too extravagant, and it was certain to pique someone’s interest.

those who were with him in the devouring spirit blood realm had also emerged.

the issue of that tribulation could potentially become exposed.

if he suddenly appeared with a third-level nascent soul cultivation, it would likely be associated with him by others, and if that caught the attention of those divinity transformation stage old monsters, it would be problematic.

right now, a first-level nascent soul cultivation was just right.

at this moment, not only yue qi,

but also li qingqing, lin jue, and the other three golden core cultivators were equally shocked as they looked towards lin jing.

a moment later,

lin jing retracted his aura and hid it again, and only then did the others come to their senses.

li qingqing was relatively calm, looking at lin jing with a smile.

whereas lin jue’s eyes sparkled with an unusual light, suppressing her excitement.

lin jing was certain that if it weren’t for the need to conceal his identity, she would likely pounce on him the next moment.

after all, lin jue’s appearance was still that of a handsome young man.

the other three, however, were extremely excited, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at lin jing.

lin jing then addressed everyone, saying,

“everyone…”

“regarding my whereabouts during this time, i hope that you all will keep it a secret.”

“if anyone inquires, just continue to say, as before, that i’ve been in closed-door cultivation, and only a few days ago, i had the good fortune of breaking through to the nascent soul stage.”